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Request for Proposal for the Construction of the Drip Irrigation Phase 2 Project for
Corn Nursery in New RD Farm, Alabel, General Santos
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[LEGAL DISCLAIMER
This document is a Request for Proposal (herein also called “RFP”) in connection with the
Project outlined within it. It is not intended to, nor should it be interpreted as being an offer to
contract. Nothing in this Request for Proposal (RFP) shall create or be deemed to create a
partnership, any rights by license or otherwise and nothing herein shall create any obligation
to Syngenta Philippines, Inc. or its Affiliates.
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Syngenta is the leader in Crop Protection (herbicides, insecticides and fungicides) and ranks
third in the high value commercial Seeds market (mostly corn and soybean, but also
vegetables and diverse field crops). Within the Crop Protection segment, Syngenta also offers
Professional Products, e.g. for Lawn & Garden and Public Health. The company builds on the
combined strength of its Crop Protection and Seeds businesses to develop a fully integrated
offer on a global crop basis which are delivered through local go-to-market strategies to 19
territories grouped under four regional markets: North America, Europe, Africa and Middle
East, Latin America and Asia Pacific.
The sales of Syngenta in 2011 were approximately USD 13.3 billion. Syngenta is listed on the
Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New York (SYT). More information and copy of the
latest Annual Report can be viewed at website www.syngenta.com
Following this RFP exercise, it is Syngenta’s intention to appoint a contractor/vendor who can
construct the phase 2 of our Drip Irrigation Project.
Bidders who are able to provide similar consistent services in the Asia Pacific region will be
well placed as it is Syngenta’s intention to acquire these services in those Asia Pacific
countries where Syngenta conducts businesses.
In the delivery of these services the Bidder must ensure that it observes all prevailing
legislation and other rules and regulations regarding the services provided in respect of
Philippine law.
This RFP does not constitute an offer by Syngenta to contract, but rather represents a
definition of specific requirements and an invitation to Bidders to submit a Proposal
addressing those requirements. It also does not commit Syngenta to any course of action
resulting from its receipt and that Syngenta may, at its discretion:
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reject any response which does not conform to instructions and specifications which
are contained herein
Accept the proposal after the final submission date
If there are any provisions in this RFP that you cannot meet, they must also be addressed
and explained in your proposal.
3.1 Definitions
“Affiliate” means, any other person or entity which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled
by or is under ultimate common control with Syngenta.
“Bidder” means, any person or firm submitting a proposal in response to this RFP.
“Confidential Information” means, any and all information (whether disclosed orally, in
writing and/or electronically) concerning Syngenta’s business or proposed business not
generally known.
“Intellectual Property Rights” means all intellectual property rights, including patents, utility
models, trade and service marks, trade or business names, domain names, rights in designs,
copyrights, moral rights, topography rights, database rights, trade secrets and rights of
confidence, know-how, in all cases whether or not registered or registerable in any country,
for the full term of such rights including any extension to or renewal of the terms of such
rights, rights to apply for the same and all rights and forms of protection of a similar nature or
having equivalent or similar effect to any of these anywhere in the world.
“Primary Contact” means the respective primary contacts from Syngenta and the Bidder.
3.2 Liability
None of Syngenta or any of its officers, employees or agents makes any express or implied
representation or warranty at to, nor will have any liability or responsibility for, the accuracy or
completeness of the information contained in this document or made available in connection
with the Project outlined in it. Syngenta and its officers, employees and agents expressly
disclaim any and all liability which may be based on such information, errors therein or
omissions there from.
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Intent to Bid
Recipients of this RFP should confirm using the “Intent to Participate / Not to Participate” form
in Annexure A and send to the contact named below that they intend to submit a proposal in
response to this RFP and that they agree to be bound by the terms and conditions herein
within 2 days of receipt of the RFP. If a recipient does not wish to make a submission he
should return this RFP and not to further distribute to other parties.
To enable Syngenta to evaluate all the replies fairly and completely, Bidders should prepare
their response economically in accordance with the format of the Business & Operational
Requirements, Scope and Pricing sections of this document. The response should be a
concise delineation of the company’s capabilities to satisfy the requirements, with emphasis
on completeness and clarity of content. Elaborate bindings, displays, and promotional
materials are not required nor desired unless they add substance to the bidders’ proposal.
Note:
All enquiries regarding the content of this document should be through the above named
contact. Any other contact with any persons from Syngenta will not be allowed unless upon
express permission from the above contacts.
The penalty for failing to comply with this rule may result from disqualification from this
process.
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Information Provision:
To help ensure that Bidders understand the requirements of this RFP, the Bidder can send
questions to the Primary Contact via e-mail.
Please do not contact any other Syngenta personnel or other members of the consultancy
team for this Project with regard to this RFP, as this may lead to disqualification.
Syngenta shall make all reasonable efforts to respond to any requests received from the
Bidders for additional information within 3 business days, up to and including 3 working days
prior to the return date of this RFP.
Syngenta may also at its discretion share information generated from requests for clarification
to all of the Bidders involved in this process.
All bidders were also invited to attend a pre-tender meeting in the actual site in General
Santos, held last April 10, 2019.
Syngenta does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy of any of the information contained in
this RFP, including quantities provided and under no circumstances shall Syngenta be liable
to any bidders, whether in contract, tort or otherwise in respect of any direct, indirect or
consequential losses arising out of the information contained in this RFP and the RFP
process itself.
Response Format:
The proposal should be submitted in English.
Bidder’s responses shall contain a point-by-point response to each of the questions raised in
the RFP. Bidders shall not refer to information provided elsewhere in the response when
answering a point, even if in the Bidder’s opinion duplication of information results.
The Bidder is required to respond using this documents numbering scheme. In addition,
Bidders must restate every RFP question or statement, in their response.
The Bidder shall reproduce all tables and complete the boxes indicated providing detailed,
concise information.
Proposals must contain a version number or issue number in order to make any agreed
revisions easily identifiable
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Quantities Stated:
All quantities for the goods and service information stated in this document are best estimates
on the most recent information available.
They should therefore not be interpreted as actuals and should not be construed as any form
of commitment on the part of Syngenta.
Pricing:
The Bidder shall state in his quotation the price including mandatory taxes including VAT and
withholding tax, in Philippine Peso. All tax percentages and values should be clearly
indicated.
The Bidder may provide additional information in support of this pricing matrix if required.
A Bidder’s proposal is presumed to represent its best efforts to respond to the RFP. Any
inconsistency, whether real or apparent, between proposed performance and price must be
explained in the proposal. Any significant inconsistency, if unexplained, raises a fundamental
issue of the Bidder’s understanding of the nature and scope of the work required and of its
ability to perform the contract as proposed and can be cause for rejection of the proposal.
The burden of proof as to credibility rests with the Bidder.
Confidentiality
The information mentioned by Syngenta is of proprietary nature and constitutes a valuable
asset of Syngenta and its Affiliates and any misappropriation or disclosure thereof to third
parties might cause severe damage to Syngenta. The confidential information contained
herein has either been created by Syngenta, or legally procured by Syngenta from third
parties. For the avoidance of doubt all such information shall be regarded as Syngenta
Confidential information and treated as such.
The Bidder has to maintain in strict confidence all or any and all samples, data and
information by or on behalf of Syngenta and its Affiliates and to protect the Confidential
Information disclosed by Syngenta or its Affiliates using the same practices which are use to
protect its own confidential information, but in no event less than a reasonable standard of
care.
This RFP, and any other Confidential Information furnished to the Bidder, shall be used solely
for the purposes of preparing a proposal response. All such Confidential Information shall
remain Syngenta property, shall be kept confidential, and shall be returned to Syngenta or
destroyed at its request.
Reproduction of any part of this Request for Proposal is authorized for the Bidder’s internal
use only, and only to the extent necessary for the preparation of its response.
The Bidder shall divulge confidential information only to those employees who are directly
involved in the proposal process and shall ensure that such employees are aware of and
comply with these obligations as to confidentiality. The Bidder may not, without obtaining
Syngenta’s written consent, use, disclose, or duplicate this RFP for any purpose other than
preparing a response as requested in this document. The Bidder shall keep Syngenta’s data
confidential and prevent its disclosure to any other party. Further, the Bidder shall restrict the
disclosure of this RFP and Syngenta’s data to those employees on a need to know basis.
Unless the Bidder has Syngenta’s written permission, it will not 1) associate Bidder’s products
or services with Syngenta or Syngenta’s operation, or 2) represent to anyone that Syngenta
has employed or endorsed Bidder’s products or services.
The Bidder should sign and return two (2) copies of the Confidentiality Agreement (Annexure
B) to Syngenta before April 22, 2019.
Contract Negotiations
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Syngenta reserves the right to enter into discussions and/or negotiations with more than one
Bidder at the same time should such action be in the best interest of Syngenta. Syngenta
may contract with one or more Bidders, with no Bidder, or with any party or parties who did or
did not bid, should it determine that such actions are in its best interest.
Syngenta reserves the right to award the contract based solely on the proposal or to negotiate
further with one or more proposers. Any Bidder selected will be chosen on the basis of
greatest benefit to Syngenta, not necessarily on the lowest price.
Contract Conditions
Syngenta and/or its Affiliates (as determined by Syngenta in its sole discretion) expects to
contract substantially on the form of the attached Indirect Supply Agreement (set out in
Annexure E, referred to as “IS Agreement”) with the successful Bidder. Syngenta reserves
the right to issue any supplementary terms and provisions to this RFP and/or other terms and
conditions to the IS Agreement prior to the execution of any contract and subject to mutual
agreement these additional terms and conditions, if any, shall become part of the contract.
Where there are cost implications to you of accepting the terms and conditions as drawn,
these should be identified and quantified. No changes to those terms and conditions will
be considered by Syngenta unless they are notified as part of your response to the
RFP. Any changes which you do require should be supported by a concise explanation of
why the change is sought and by an analysis of the financial saving to Syngenta which would
result from accepting the change.
Presentations
Bidders will be given the opportunity to explain their quotation at the discretion of Syngenta.
Bidders may be invited to present their quotations to a selection committee. Syngenta may
also request to visit satisfied clients of similar projects.
Ownership of Proposals
All materials submitted in response to this RRP shall become the property of Syngenta and,
upon bidder’s request, may be returned only at the option of Syngenta and at the expense of
the bidder. In any case, Syngenta shall retain one copy for its official files.
Unsuccessful Quotations
All materials submitted in response to this RFP shall become the property of Syngenta and,
upon bidder’s request, may be returned only at the option of Syngenta and at the expense of
the bidder. In any case, Syngenta shall retain one copy for its official files.
Should such matters remain unresolved by Syngenta, in writing, prior to Bidder’s preparation
of its quotation, such matters must be addressed in Bidder’s quotation.
Syngenta is not responsible for oral statements made by its employees, agents, or
representatives concerning this RFP. If Bidder requires additional information, it must request
that such information be furnished in writing to Primary Contact
Integrity of Proposals
The proposal must be a Bona Fide Quotation intended to be competitive and Bidders must
not fix or adjust the proposed sum with the agreement of or in conjunction with any third party,
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unless companies have explicitly declared to Syngenta (and Syngenta has agreed in a written
consent) in advance that a joint quotation will be submitted.
Additional Information
Syngenta advises that queries on the outcome of this Tender will not be answered prior to
Syngenta’s decision being made public.
Syngenta reserves the right to ask any or all of the recipients of this document to make a
formal presentation to representatives of Syngenta, at a date, time and venue to be advised.
Amendments to this document shall only be effective if advised in writing or by e-mail by the
Primary Contact.
The Proposal shall remain valid until 1 Jul 2019 and if successful will be attached to the IS
Agreement.
The Bidder is encouraged to use innovation, creativity and flexibility in its response.
The Bidder is to note that the words “shall” and “must” imply mandatory requirements.
Syngenta reserves the right to modify the scope of this document at any time prior to award of
contract
22 April, 2019 Last day to agree with terms and conditions of this RFP
Submission by filling up and returning Annexure A and two
signed copies of Annexure B Confidentiality Agreement
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Syngenta requires you, the Bidder, to provide various information in relation to the subject of
which is set out below, in order to evaluate the suitability of how you would intend to provide
the services described in this Section 5. The proposal must reference each heading and sub
heading.
5.1 Standards
(i) The Bidder shall have a demonstrable proven track record of working in a similar
Industry and/or environment.
(ii) The Bidder shall work to both Syngenta standards and relevant national and
International standards.
(iii) The Bidder shall be fully conversant with and fulfill all duties under the relevant and
applicable laws and regulations as may be prevailing in each country where the
business operates in.
(i) The Bidder shall be expected to produce documentation in line with Syngenta
systems:
(ii) The normal media of documentation transmittal will be by paper and electronic copy.
(ii) Provide details of your company’s previous and current experience in similar industry
and/or environment
(iii) Provide details of experience in dealing with remote stakeholders and managing various
internal business units
(iv) Explain your approach to delivering this type services and identify key issues and
opportunities
(v) A brief statement on why your company is best placed to provide Syngenta with services
required on this tender.
(ii) Team members’ resumes, detailing relevant experience in similar type of work.
(iii) Provide details of back-up resources for the key team members.
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(iv) How is the competence and capability of personnel involved in providing the services
determined and what process would be put in place to allow successful assessment
and review of the ability to maintain the required service?
(v) How quickly can resource be supplied during normal working hours and outside this
period and how this would be managed in line with the flexibility required?
(vi) The operational delivery of the service will require the Bidder to engage with
Syngenta at various levels from Senior Management down. Please describe how you
would deliver the elements listed below and the important factors that are felt
necessary by yourselves:
i. Relationship with the Syngenta Contracts Manager
ii. Determination of the detailed delivery specifications
iii. Planning and supply of resources
iv. Interface with Syngenta personnel and Syngenta nominated
Contractors if any
v. Application for costs and their reporting
vi. Demonstration of work packages and service performance
vii. Support for Health, Safety and the Environment
viii. Culture and Behaviours desired
(ii) How would these KPI’s be used to enhance the performance of a potential contract
including showing how they could be used to achieve cost savings and efficiencies?
Syngenta reserves the right to contact those companies for job references without giving any
prior notice to the Bidder and the Bidder will advise those companies to release information
relating to the job references listed.
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The intent is that on completion of the RFP process, the bidders selected and
appointed
should commence implementation according to an implementation schedule agreed with
Syngenta.
7.0 Pricing
Bidders are required to provide “Detail Pricing” proposal using the pricing template (Annexure
F) attached with this RFP. No additional costs will be entertained unless prior approval has
been obtained from Syngenta.
Bidders are required to quote the price in accordance with the Scope and description of
Services. The pricing template (Annexure F) must be duly filled by the bidders before
Syngenta will consider any of the submitted prices. Any creative pricing, risk and reward or
alternative execution models which may result in a lower cost to Syngenta will be considered
and should be included within your response. Bidders should be fully responsible for the
committed pricing in quotation.
Bidders are required to specify in detail, volume discounts price structures where applicable.
Bidders who are able to provide such volume discounts will be considered favorably as it is
Syngenta’s intention to acquire these services in those Asia Pacific countries where Syngenta
conducts businesses.
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Contact Name:
Title:
Address:
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
E-mail address:
This form acknowledges receipt of the Syngenta Request For Proposal (RFP).
If you choose not to submit a proposal, please return all documents to:
Faye S. Tan
Syngenta Philippines, Inc..
12F Two World Square,
22 Upper McKinley Road,
McKinley Town Center, Fort Bonifacio,
Taguig City
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The PDF file of “Annexure B – “Confidentiality Agreement” contains the detailed outlines of
requirement and expectation of the business proposal for the RFP.
Bidders are required to refer to the detailed content which is appended as separate file to this
RFP. Please return a signed scan copy of this Confidentiality Agreement by 22 April 2019 and
dispatch via courier on the same day, two signed for our endorsement. Please provide courier
tracking number.
The pdf file of “Annexure C – Scope and Description of Services” contains the detailed outlines of
requirement and expectation of the business proposal for the RFP.
Bidders are required to refer to the detailed content which is appended as separate file to this
RFP.
“Annexure D – Syngenta Contract Agreement” contains the detailed outlines of requirement and
expectation of the business proposal for the RFP.
Bidders are required to refer to the detailed content which is appended as separate file to this
RFP.
a) General Purchase Order terms and conditions, refer to Syngenta contract website:
(http://www.syngenta.com/global/corporate/en/about-syngenta/Pages/contracts.aspx)
b) Payment term:
Payment will be 60 days, end of month, from the receipt of original invoice after delivery of goods/
services.
ANNEXURE 2
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ANNEXURE 3
ANNEXURE 4
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